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Re: Blackalicious Appreciation

http://eugene.gaia.com — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:40:11 GMT

I was never particularly into hip-hop or rap either but I do love this album.

I try to find at least one song I like in every genre.

Re: Blackalicious Appreciation

http://transcend-include.gaia.com — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:28:31 GMT

This is one of Arthur's favorite albums of all time, and he was SO not into this kind of music in any way before he heard this CD. So it is highly recommended...though I never could really appreciate it musically.

Liz

Re: Blackalicious Appreciation

http://eugene.gaia.com — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:33:09 GMT

Yes, yes. We are blessed. :)

Re: Blackalicious Appreciation

http://ADLIAC.gaia.com — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:57:32 GMT

Well it's great to know some of the Higher Entities can speak in this language, too, which makes them Integral, haha.

:)
OM Bastet

Blackalicious Appreciation

http://eugene.gaia.com — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:11:19 GMT

World Of Vibrations

Lyrics

[Gift of Gab]
We'd like to welcome you all again to the world of vibrations
Introduction to the nation of revolutionary thoughts
Hear the sound evolve, expand, and change
Most of the things that we're sayin' haven't broken through your chatter
So y'all niggaz still ego trip based and
Have not begun to taste the kundalini wisdom bliss
I'm droppin' as a lyric quotin' vessel for the stages
Play this on your play list
I like dough
But musically I'm transcendin' the physical
And don't blame me for the slang and the words
God writes these rhymes through me
I just listen to him
I'm just livin' duke
Matrix driven rules haven't fooled me
Cuz I still think abstract
And stay metaphysical
And challenge what is really real
And keep creatin' with the force to bring rap back
Not that it's away
But everybody got somethin' to say
So let me speak the opposite of what's hot now
And make that hot
So it will get exploited
And the corporation only will back dudes who bite my style
And they can try and try again
I've been influenced by a lot of pioneers
South to the East and West
But when a hot MC
Gets on stage with a real MC
Most of the time the situation gets hostile

[Chorus: Ledisi]
We vibrate at higher frequencies
Welcome to our world and intro to
Fall into a space
Where there is no thoughts
Just moments captured
Here we go

We vibrate at higher frequencies
Let us up inside your head
Just step inside our world of vibration
Bump this from your birth to your deathbed

[Gift of Gab]
Take time with the pad and the pen to dig within
In a world of BS that we're livin' in
To my ears music sound sweet as cinnamon
So I stay poundin' out tunes and tunes again and again
In the 5th chapter ladies and gentlemen
And I still got MCs on my dinner menu
Write late at night this isn't David Letterman though
On second thought, I'm like a letter man though
Let the craft evolve catch a little syndrome
Shootin' through your vains, vibratin' though your eardrums
Used to think 30 years old then the end comes
Now I feel like I'm just gainin' momentum
Seen the world two times all except for India
About to vacate there when we finish this one
Work hard but still some sweep
We won't mention them
In fact, they act as fuel for our engine
Engine engine number 9, mic lynchin'
When we're done with this these songs are our pension
MCs are puppets, Me, I'm Jim Henson
Take a squat or get chopped by the henchmen
City, town, state arena or convention
Please believe these the G's that ease pension
Rakka and Ev said that it's a marathon
Song after song, we keep on inventin'

Re: Music as state training

http://smlak.gaia.com — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:36:01 GMT

Hey James,

Oh yeah, One's great!

The others I'm gonna check out since I haven't heard them. It's always a pleasure to explore new music that inspires people! So, thanks :)

Re: Music as state training

http://rousetheoneness.gaia.com — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:33:34 GMT

Hi Smlak

"What are some of the songs which causes nonordinary states to arise within you?"

One by U2

Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd

The First Movement of Henryk Gorecki's Symphony No.3

Motivation by Steve Hillage

Remember When The Music by Harry Chapin - Bruce Springsteen's Live Version

The video of Pretender- Foo Fighters

Great idea for a thread - thanks!

James

Music as state training

http://smlak.gaia.com — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:05:29 GMT

Music has the ability to stir variety of emotions, thoughts and states of consciousness in us, thus it would perhaps qualify as state training. Or at least as a tool to explore how specific states arise in us. Some musical pieces can even put the listener into heightened states of consciousness.

What are some of the songs which causes nonordinary states to arise within you?

Here's some personal examples:

Saul Williams - Coded Language (Evokes what Andrew Cohen calls Authentic Self)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata & Fugue (Just something far out..)

Stuart Davis - Fear of Light (Magnifies the contrast between ego and pure being)

Enya - Caribbean Blue (Blissful relaxation)

Re: Post-Rock

http://brucealderman.gaia.com — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:41:22 GMT

Two songs from Do Make Say Think, a band I just discovered today -- "Reitschule" and "A Tender History in Rust"

Re: Post-Rock

http://brucealderman.gaia.com — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:34:04 GMT

Tortoise - "Salt the Skies" and "Monica," both from the Lazarus Taxon album.

Re: Post-Rock

http://brucealderman.gaia.com — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:42:52 GMT

Thank you for posting that, smlak. I had almost posted Caspian's Moksha last night, so I'm glad you did. I don't have that album yet, though I did look for it today at a store in Berkeley (sold out).

Re: Post-Rock

http://smlak.gaia.com — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:25:26 GMT

I've also grown quite fond of this genre, very good for chilling out. Here are some of my favorite tunes:

Re: Post-Rock

http://brucealderman.gaia.com — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:12:18 GMT

Tristeza

Re: Post-Rock

http://brucealderman.gaia.com — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:05:09 GMT

Here is Wikipedia's definition of post-rock:

“Post-rock is a genre of alternative rock characterized by the use of musical instruments commonly associated with rock music, but using rhythms, harmonies, melodies, timbre, and chord progressions that are not usually found in rock tradition. It is the use of 'rock instrumentation' for non-rock purposes. Practitioners of the genre's style typically produce instrumental music.”

Here's a couple examples of groups that do mostly the instrumental style:

Re: Post-Rock

http://tely.gaia.com — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:29:51 GMT

Bruce, what is post-rock?

Post-Rock

http://brucealderman.gaia.com — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:47:59 GMT

I've been exploring a few new genres of music lately, such as math rock and post rock. In this thread, I'll post some post-rock tunes I've been enjoying. Many are instrumental, but these first two tunes, from The Sea and Cake, aren't -- they've got a smooth, jazz-soul sound to them.

Re: Integral Last.fm group

http://smlak.gaia.com — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:52:36 GMT

Thanks 1Vector3 :)

Yes, I think I've found some similarities. For one, integral folk tend to pay a lot more focus on the lyrics. One crude example; "gangsta" rap won't pass through without at least a hint of a smile. And from what I've gathered, the intention behind the creation of a musical piece becomes magnified under an integral attention and becomes quite an important aspect of what such a person looks for in music. For example, was the intention on making more money or raise the listeners consciousness etc.

I'm not saying this applies to all integral people, just to some whom I've observed. Hmm, it's an interesting question what to do with these generalizations. I don't know. I was thinking that the group would be a good place for a discussion on how music can affect the development of consciousness and what would an integral listening/composing consist of. For example, will the listener always filter the lyrical content (as with any information) through his or her stage of development no matter how transcendent the content might be, and thus miss the actual message of the lyrics. Or does it even matter? :)

Re: Integral Last.fm group

http://ADLIAC.gaia.com — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:53:46 GMT

Hi smlak, welcome to this group !!! Thanks for the fascinating information. Technology is amazing. This particular technology is one of those two-perspective dealies: very useful, and very Big Brother-ish, one of those currently voluntary privacy invasions, like shopping cards.

Are you finding similarities in what integrally-interested folks listen to? Any generalizations you can venture so far from your database? What would you DO with any generalizations you could form, or do you see the group mostly as for swapping info about relevant music?

Blessings, OM Bastet

Integral Last.fm group

http://smlak.gaia.com — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:16:08 GMT

Hi,

I'm new to the Integral Pod and thought about starting with introducing a group I created recently on Last.fm. It's a place for integral discussion on music and seeing what other people with an integral worldview listen to. Everyone's welcome to join in: http://www.last.fm/group/Integral+Listening

Here's a short description of last.fm from wikipedia:

"Using a music recommender system called "Audioscrobbler", Last.fm builds a detailed profile of each user's musical taste by recording details of all the songs the user listens to, either on the streamed radio stations, the user's computer or many portable music devices. This information is transferred to Last.fm's database ("scrobbled") via a plugin installed into the user's music player. The profile data is then displayed on the user's profile page. The site offers numerous social networking features and can recommend and play artists similar to the user's favourites."

Re: James Maynard Keenan's(of Tool) Puscifer

http://eugene.gaia.com — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:12:12 GMT

>>I am a bit mystified by the inclusion of Jehovah/Yahweh who is a minor Creator Being and not a very high vibration one, at that. In fact, sometimes downright vengeful.

I think it goes with the cowboy persona he has adopted for Puscifer.

>>Any idea what “get it right with Jesus” means??

I didn't take it to have any one particular meaning. He's been critical of Christians with an undertone of sympathy to the tradition in his other projects though. "Judas" in A Perfect Circle, and "10,000 days" in Tool for example.

>>Thanks again for this interesting stuff, and I am so glad you discovered good stuff through them!!!

Thanks! :P